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It’s Friday night in July, and I’m jamming with my fall course preps.

9 years ago

The dean sends me an email at 9:07pm. Instead of answering, I post about it on social media. Oh yeah,…

Sean Spicer: Hero in the War Against Journalism

9 years ago

The Onion reminds us not to normalize Spicer's behavior.

Facebook Updates its Fight Against Fake News

9 years ago

The only reason Facebook is paying attention to fake news is because it wants to monetize real news. (Monetize =…

Mom’s Fears About Daughter Leaving For College Channeled Into Fight About Storage Bins

9 years ago

Impatiently scanning store shelves while tersely repeating requests for an inventory of clothing and other items that would be taken…

What happens to local news when there is no local media to cover it?

9 years ago

The pressures on local news outlets have been building for years, driven by the twin devils of recession and the…

The Feynman Technique

9 years ago

To master a topic, pretend you are teaching it to someone. Use simple language and analogies. If you stumble, study…

You’re not going to believe what I’m about to tell you

9 years ago

We're culturally programmed to admire people who stick to their principles. We want strong leaders, not wishy-washy ones. It's funny…

Student Journalists Are Our Future—We Should Start Treating Them Like It

9 years ago

Catherine Palmer was already a seasoned student journalist at The Johns Hopkins News-Letter when Freddie Gray, a Baltimore native and black man,…

Poetry Stimulates the Brain’s Reward-Anticipation Arousal Near Ends of Stanzas

9 years ago

I fixed the NY Mag's clickbaity title, "This is what happens to your brain when you read poetry." In fact…